Man gets 15-day jail for drunken driving

HYDERABAD: A DCM driver was sentenced to a 15-day imprisonment by the special metropolitan magistrate of Medchal court on Thursday for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Alwal traffic inspector A Krishnaiah said Qadeer, 28, who is a resident of Bholakpur, was caught in front of the Petbasheerabad police station during a drive against drunken driving. The breathalyzer showed he had 234 mg (blood alcohol content) in his blood against the permissible limit of 30 mg/100 mg.

The judge directed the driver to undergo 15-day imprisonment at the Cherlapally jail and pay Rs 3,000 penalty. In the last few months, he is the third driver to have been jailed for driving under the influence of alcohol.